CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to stopping breaches and redefining modern security with advanced AI-native platforms. The FinOps Engineer III will lead the establishment of a FinOps practice, focusing on sustainable cost management and implementing technical solutions for cost optimization across various product and platform groups.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement automated cost monitoring, alerting, and optimization solutions across cloud platforms
- Develop and maintain cost allocation algorithms and tagging strategies for accurate cost attribution
- Build integrations between cloud billing APIs and internal cost management systems
- Create technical documentation and best practices for cost-efficient infrastructure patterns
- Collaborate with platform teams to implement cost optimization recommendations
- Develop tooling and automation to support FinOps processes across fourteen product groups and eleven platform groups
- Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms for real-time cost visibility
- Implement cost guardrails and automated policies to prevent cost overruns
- Design scalable solutions for cost data collection, processing, and analysis
- Contribute to the TechOps Analytics Data Solution FinOps requirements
- Partner with product engineering teams to identify and implement cost optimization opportunities
- Work closely with Infrastructure Foundations Program to align technical solutions with FY27 Cost Reduction Program
- Support FinOps Working Group with technical expertise and implementation guidance
- Collaborate with Data Analytics Team on cost data pipeline development
- Provide technical input for FinOps capability development roadmap
- Research and evaluate new cost optimization tools and techniques
- Contribute to FinOps governance structures and technical standards
- Mentor junior engineers on cost-conscious engineering practices
- Stay current with cloud platform pricing changes and optimization opportunities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with focus on cloud infrastructure
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages
- Deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their cost management tools
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
- Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, etc.)
- Understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- FinOps Certified Practitioner certification (or commitment to obtain within 6 months)
- Experience in cybersecurity or SaaS industry
- Background with commitment-based discount programs (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, CUDs)
- Experience with data pipeline development and ETL processes
- Familiarity with cost optimization tools (CloudHealth, Cloudability, etc.)
- Knowledge of database optimization and performance tuning